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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a condition in which red blood cells break down when the body is exposed to certain drugs or the stress of infection. It is hereditary, which means it is passed down in families. Causes G6PD deficiency occurs when a person is missing or does not have enough of an enzyme...